Great Falls of the Missouri — Patrick Gass: June 17, 1805
The party worked on portaging around the Great Falls of the Missouri, moving canoes about a mile and a half up a small river and building small wagons to haul the canoes and gear above the falls. Captain Clark and four men set out to survey the portage route to the upper embarkation point. Two hunters went looking for elk to provide skins for covering an iron-framed boat. The men noted a strong sulphur spring across from the small river's mouth and abundant flax in bloom along the bottoms. By evening, the canoes were positioned for hauling overland.
the canoes up the small river about a mile and an half; and
some engaged in making small waggons to haul the canoes and
loading above the falls. Captain Clarke and 4 men went to
view and survey our road to the place where we were to embark
above the falls. Opposite the mouth of the small river, a
beautiful sulphur spring rises out of the bank, of as strong
sulphur water as I have ever seen. On the bottoms of this
small river and also on the Missouri is a great quantity of flax
growing, and at this time in bloom. Two men went out this
morning to hunt for elk, in order to get their skins for cover-
ing to the iron frame of a boat, which we had with us. In the
evening the men got the canoes to a proper place to take
them upon land.
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The canoes were taken up the small river about a mile and a half; and some men were engaged in making small wagons to haul the canoes and loading above the falls. Captain Clarke (Captain Clark) and 4 men went to view and survey our road to the place where we were to embark above the falls. Opposite the mouth of the small river, a beautiful sulphur spring rises out of the bank, of as strong sulphur water as I have ever seen. On the bottoms of this small river, and also on the Missouri, there is a great quantity of flax growing, and at this time it is in bloom. Two men went out this morning to hunt for elk, in order to get their skins for covering the iron frame of a boat, which we had with us. In the evening the men got the canoes to a proper place to take them upon land.
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